India, in association with Quizcraft Global and Eureka Bookstore, organised the grand finale of The DK Quiz on recently at Sai Auditorium, New Delhi. The quiz is an exciting school-level knowledge programme, reaching more than 7,800 students in 45 schools across the Delhi-NCR region. The thrilling finale saw winners from all 45 schools participating in a written preliminary round. Six finalists battled it out in the stage round for the coveted title and grand prize of Rs40,000 in DK books.
Arjun Aryaman and Shagun Thapaliyal from DPS, Greater Noida won the DK Quiz 2015. Vishwas Tanwar and Adarsh Das from Army Public School, Delhi Cantt and Kabir Gora and Kartikay Tyagi from New Era Public School, Mayapuri, Delhi were the first and the second runner up of the DK Quiz 2015. The winners and runner ups received their prizes from Aparna Sharma, DK India MD, DK India, Quizmaster Adittya Mubayi and Swati Roy from Eureka Books. This year, DK India added a new online quiz component TheDKQuizOnline, the winner of which has won a wildcard entry into the finale and the chance to be shortlisted for the stage round.
Speaking at the event Sharma said: “We want to provide a platform to the students to demonstrate their knowledge beyond just textbooks. The DK Quiz promotes curiosity, excitement, and the spirit of innovation and exploration amongst school children in areas as diverse as science, nature, and popular culture. We’re thrilled to connect with our younger readers and the excitement and enthusiasm among the participants is unbelievable. This year has truly been a mega-event.”
The participating teams, teachers, and cheerleading squads also got a chance to participate in engaging activities such as games and contests.